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Great article! And very encouraging overall.

Pagan looked very good in today's game. He could make this trade a winner for the Twins.

Maybe the Twins could now trade Paddack plus something more to the A's for Montas?

The Twins threw in $6.6 million? https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/minnesota-twins

Excellent recap.

I agree that there is a lot of potential trade value if the Twins are far from contending before the trade deadline.

Very informative article. Looks like limited no trade in year one, then full no trade after that. Nonetheless, I love this move.

Laugh In was Rowan and Martin. Before that there was Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin.

Hopefully they can get both.

Let's keep this discussion civil.

Hopefully the Twins will use the savings on a free agent shortstop. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/minnesota-twins

Less polite is OK so long as posters stay in the polite zone.

This is a great summary. Thanks to everyone who has worked on all of this excellent analysis.

I like that water barrel idea. Clemens ended up with a strong arm. But I am not sure how much of that may have come from banned substances.

here is a link to an article about sharing overall revenues with players -- http://offsidesportsblog.blogspot.com/2010/09/part-2-in-series-of-comparing-cbas-show.html

You may be correct, but my sense is that these other sports seem to run smoother and have greater parity. Also, it seems to me that focusing on the top 5% to 10% of players is illogical, and that the owners might gain leverage by making an offer that is more appealing to the vast majority of players. Please take a look at this link -- https://sports.yahoo.com/baseball-salary-growth-trails-nfl-050116056.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAKicKoxhzH4gIpHEUiRli8iTPlIiIJsPgOzUm0eauPjMcyJW1vJzKOdXLnWY-az7menGIS3cYlZlJBb47eY28LnSdhspCSC0gmiZk4iEDzaadaW2Q0NRdrOPOrx67-u54kW9aCDxeN6baQa2J9Aj9JZhoIPjjubbMmI0jYppPhaf I would be interested in your thoughts.

I have some hope that two or three of the prospects might provide pleasant surprises. I also like Montas a lot.

It seems to me that it might make sense for both sides to look at what has been working in other professional sports, like the NFL and the NBA.

RIP, Earl and Lenny. You were great players and human beings.

It seems to me that other sports leagues have worked this out. Why can't the owners and the players look at the NFL. NBA, etc. and discuss other revenue sharing models? I think that part of the problem is that the owners are unwilling to share information.

It seems to me that the owners (and the players) have had years to develop their positions and to develop spreadsheets to run the numbers, and 43 days is far too long to make a proposal.

I blame the owners. Taking 43 days to make a proposal is inexcusable. It seems to me that both sides should be in mediation every day until this is resolved. As in the past, this type of monkey business risks alienating fans and damaging owners and players alike.

I feel that Tovar clearly deserves this, and I suspect that some younger fans are not aware of his greatness.. Tovar batted .281 in 8 years for the Twins and as stated in the article he got MVP votes 5 years in row. His overall stats seem impressive to me. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/tovarce01.shtm I remember the game where he played all 9 positions. Here is a link to a wonderful recap of such game. https://www.johnpielli.com/bases-empty-blog/the-day-cesar-tovar-played-all-9-positions As you can see, he struck out Reggie Jackson that day and did not allow a run. It also appears that Tovar is the all-time MLB leader in breaking up no hitters. Here is an excerpt from his Wikipedia page, which is worth reading in its entirety. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/César_Tovar "As he improved at the plate, Tovar also moved less around the diamond – playing primarily center field in 1970, left field in 1971, and right field in 1972. He improved his hitting through 1971, when he hit for a .311 batting average and led the league with 204 hits.[16] In 1971, SPORT magazine polled major league players to identify the game's most competitive player. Pete Rose won; the runners-up were Frank Robinson, Bob Gibson, and César Tovar. On September 19, 1972, Tovar belted a walk-off home run to hit for the cycle.[17] Only four other players in major league baseball history have completed a cycle with a game-ending homer: Ken Boyer (1961),[18] George Brett (1979),[19] Dwight Evans (1984)[20] and Carlos González (2010).[21]" Tovar was a great utility player with a positive attitude and one of my favorite players of all time. He was taken from this world far too soon and may he rest in peace.

I think that it would be easier with an actual pitcher than a ball flying out of a small hole. It might also have helped to start at 70 mph and work up.

Fun blog, Are you going to be able to simulate the 2022 season with that team?